Daniel Narcisse

Daniel Narcisse

Narcisse in 2013
Personal information
Born	16 December 1979 Saint-Denis, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Paris Handball
Number	25
Senior clubs
1998–2004 2004–2007 2007–2009 2009–2013 2013–	Chambéry Savoie Handball VfL Gummersbach Chambéry Savoie Handball THW Kiel Paris Handball
National team
2000–	France	288 (879)
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2001 France 2009 Croatia 2015 Qatar 2003 Portugal 2005 Tunisia European Championship 2006 Switzerland 2010 Croatia 2014 Denmark 2008 Norway

Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a French handball player for Paris Handball and the French national team.^[1][2]

Career

Narcisse joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball.^[2]

Narcisse is a longtime player on the France national handball team, and won with it all major titles: world title (in 2001, 2009 and 2015), European title (in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic gold medal (in 2008 and 2012). His main strength as a field player is his jumping ability, enabling him to score goals above interfering defense players. This ability earned him the nickname Air France.^[3]

Narcisse was voted into the All star team at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship,^[4] where France finished third. In 2012 he was named the IHF World Player of the Year.^[3][5]

References

1. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. Daniel Narcisse. sports-reference.com
3. Daniel Narcisse. nbcolympics.com
4. "France" – European Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
5. "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.